eraser tool(HELP)

 hi,

thanks for your reply and im using CorelDraw 12 (not PhotoPaint) . still i have a problem.

whenever i select both objects(square and circle) and click (shaping->simplify) the option, then i select  and move out the  square. now i can see the erased area but still there is a line across the circle :( .

what should i do know ? i want to erase some portion of a circle and thats it and i dont need anything else in circle .

Thanks

 Do you want to erase part of a circle so that it then becomes an arc? You want to be left with a path that is not closed? - Scotty

Change to the "node edit" or "shape" tool once you've drawn your circle and simply move the two ends to leave a gap. Once you've done that, Willstu's idea about simplifying works (although I would use "Trim")

I find it hard to understand why Corel do not like an Eraser tool.

They do: it's under the fly-out for shaping or hit [X]. But for the question asked, it's probably not the best tool to use-

If you draw a circle, it's an enclosed shape, not an arced line. So the eraser will eat chunks out of the circle and leave "tooth marks" in it.
If you want to use it to get only an arc of the circle, then it has to be an arc first, then it will work.

{PS it only works on one (selected) object at a time - grouping won't work, although you can combine to create one object and use the eraser on it}

It's under the Crop flyout actually...

I try to draw a circle, then I drag the node side way to make it an arc. But if I undo it, I find something interesting - the little square node becomes a flat line (like a minus sign), and when I drag it, the circle becomes a sector (like a pacman).

Also, using this way to "erase" part of a circle, you always start at the top (I guess).

Also, when I use the eraser tool, it doesn't really "erase" the part but deform it - the circle remains a completed path and not an incomplete arc.